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Mint, to succeed Mi-. Garland as Treasurer. Mr, Campbell had 

 speedily shown a complete mastery of the financial affairs of the 

 Society, and had inspired confidence that the accounts were in 

 capable hands. At the same time we are glad to know that Mr. 

 Onrland has quite recovered his health and strength, and is able 

 to assist the Council with his advice and experience. 



In October, at a Special General Meeting, it was decided to 

 amend Rule xlv. relating to the annual audit of the Society's 

 accounts. On the motion of the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Campbell, 

 seconded by Mr. T. Steel, it was resolved that the Rule should 

 read — xlv. The accounts of the Treasurer shall be audited 

 annually, a short time before each Annual Meeting, by an 

 Auditor, not a IMember of the Society, who shall be a Public 

 Accountant actively practising his profession, and who shall 

 have been elected at the previous Annual or a Special General 

 Meeting, . . . and the accounts so audited, with the Report 

 of the Auditor, shall be laid before the Society at each Annunl 

 Meeting. 



Due acknowledgment was made of the indebtedness of the 

 Society to tlie Members who had acted as Honorar}' Auditors in 

 the past, and had served the Society with courtesy and readiness, 

 often at considerable personal inconvenience, but it was felt that 

 the appointment of a single outside and professional Auditor 

 would result in the saving of time and in the simplification of 

 the arrangements for the annual audit. The new arrangement had 

 iiccordingly come into force. 



The results of the labours of Members during the year appear 

 in a volume of over 900 pages — the thirty-third of the series — 

 which had been promptl}'' completed and distributed. It com- 

 prised thirt}^ papers, two of them of more than average length. 

 The Council is indebted, as on previous occasions, to Mr. C, 

 Hedley for presenting the blocks for the illustrations of his 

 pvper, appearing in Part 3 of the Proceedings. 



The work of the Macleay Bacteriologist appears in the paper 

 published in the Proceedings upon "Opsonisation from a Bacterial 

 Point of View and Opsonic Technique," The subject of op^oni- 



